Yes, there is a reason, and I am surprised that people are so vehemently opposed to it! Many times you ask a question online, and people just respond by saying, "Just Google the answer" or "Read the documentation." And guess what! Including ChatGPT answers is almost like doing a Google search and including the top hits as an answer. This is beneficial, because it fosters conversation. Imagine if we had the chance to ALWAYS compare the right answer to ChatGPT. What would happen? Nothing bad. It would help us see how many times ChatGPT misses. If it gave a perfectly right answer, then there would be no need to post anything. Saves time. Or if it did say something stupid, it would cause people to want to post something quick to correct the false answer. It would increase the volume and traffic on this site, because people are always eager to correct something that is wrong. So, this would be like a sore thumb sticking out, and it would make people post reponses. More people writing more correct solutions is a good thing, or is it not?

The person who is afraid that his data is sold by PerlMonks has no idea how the internet works. Everything you can read online has already been monetized one way or another, so worrying about your posts being sold is like trying to worry that your trash might be used for recycling. Guess, what if you threw something into the trash can and the garbage truck picked it up, it MIGHT be used for recycling. And you'll never know where it will end up. Some dude migth be sitting at the dump and the wind picks up your bank statement that you threw away, and he will read it. You thought it was confidential, but it's not. And this guy is worried about online posts? Nothing is private anymore, and you don't know how stuff online is being used. It's almost like putting it into the trash can. It can be used for any purpose by anyone. That's the definition of online data. I see nothing wrong with it, because we're not posting any sort of secrets here. It's not like we're the defense department, and we're discussing top secrets on this site. Haha :D

In reply to Re^2: Incorporating ChatGPT into PerlMonks by harangzsolt33
in thread Incorporating ChatGPT into PerlMonks by harangzsolt33

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